NFL says Liuget hit was clean, hit Peyton in the thigh, not the knee

So why was Chargers defensive lineman Corey Liuget not fined for his low hit on Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning? The NFL says it’s all about the location of Liuget’s hit: Manning’s thigh, not his knee. The famous “Tom Brady Rule,” implemented in 2009 after Bernard Pollard ended Brady’s 2008 season with a low hit, was…